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| # | Title | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Waltz with Bashir
90 min
|
2008 | Australia | Drama | 62749 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 2 |
Attenberg
97 min
|
2010 | Greece | Drama | 8481 | 6.2 | Film | HD |
| 3 |
Son of Saul
107 min
|
2015 | France | Drama | 54628 | 7.4 | Film | HD |
| 4 |
The Pianist
150 min
|
2002 | France | Drama | 1014680 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 5 |
The Book Thief
131 min
|
2013 | Germany | Drama | 147899 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 6 |
A Separation
123 min
|
2011 | France | Drama | 278449 | 8.3 | Film | HD |
| 7 |
The Lives of Others
137 min
|
2006 | Germany | Drama | 444230 | 8.4 | Film | HD |
| 8 |
Persepolis
95 min
|
2007 | France | Animation | 106298 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 9 |
The Kite Runner
128 min
|
2007 | China | Drama | 85342 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 10 |
Beasts of No Nation
137 min
|
2015 | Brazil | Drama | 91654 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 11 |
For Sama
100 min
|
2019 | Syrian Arab Republic | Documentary | 13812 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 12 |
The Zookeeper's Wife
126 min
|
2017 | Czech Republic | Drama | 49323 | 7 | Film | HD |
| 13 |
The Other Side of Hope
101 min
|
2017 | Finland | Drama | 14851 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 14 |
The Secret in Their Eyes
130 min
|
2009 | Argentina | Drama | 243074 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 15 |
Incendies
131 min
|
2010 | Canada | Drama | 253059 | 8.3 | Film | HD |
| 16 |
A Fantastic Woman
104 min
|
2017 | Chile | Drama | 28545 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 17 |
Mustang
97 min
|
2015 | Turkey | Drama | 43147 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 18 |
The Past
130 min
|
2013 | France | Drama | 52528 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 19 |
Son of a Gun
108 min
|
2014 | Australia | Drama | 31106 | 6.4 | Film | HD |
| 20 |
The Motorcycle Diaries
126 min
|
2004 | Argentina | Drama | 109284 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 21 |
Cold War
88 min
|
2018 | Poland | Drama | 65640 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 22 |
Hotel Rwanda
121 min
|
2004 | Italy | Drama | 392721 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 23 |
Embrace of the Vampire
92 min
|
1995 | United States of America | Thriller | 7515 | 4.4 | Film | HD |
| 24 |
The Flowers of War
146 min
|
2011 | China | Drama | 58492 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 25 |
A Quiet Passion
125 min
|
2016 | Belgium | Drama | 6706 | 6.4 | Film | HD |
| 26 |
The Road
111 min
|
2009 | United States of America | Drama | 271709 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 27 |
The Great Dictator
125 min
|
1940 | United States of America | Drama | 258713 | 8.4 | Film | HD |
| 28 |
Philomena
98 min
|
2013 | France | Drama | 107443 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 29 |
A Star Is Born
136 min
|
2018 | United States of America | Drama | 450024 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 30 |
Capernaum
126 min
|
2018 | France | Drama | 125009 | 8.4 | Film | HD |
| 31 |
The Last Emperor
163 min
|
1987 | Italy | Drama | 120001 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 32 |
Roma
135 min
|
2018 | United Kingdom | Drama | 178819 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 33 |
The Hunt
116 min
|
2012 | Denmark | Drama | 411622 | 8.3 | Film | HD |